The 55th Surah of the Holy Qur'an, Surah ar Rahman, Revealed in Makkah.

1. Surah No. 55, Revealed in: Makkah Translation adopted from: H.M Shakir Surah Ar-Rahman ‘The Beneficent’

2. بِسْمِ اللَّهِ اَ لْرّحمنِ اَلْرَحِيْمِ In the name of Allah, The Beneficent, the Merciful الرَّحْمَنُ The Beneficent Allah,

3. عَلَّمَ الْقُرْآنَ Taught the Quran. خَلَقَ الْإِنسَانَ He created man,

4. Taught him the mode of expression. عَلَّمَهُ الْبَيَانَ الشَّمْسُ وَالْقَمَرُ بِحُسْبَانٍ The sun and the moon follow a reckoning.

5. وَالنَّجْمُ وَالشَّجَرُ يَسْجُدَانِ And the herbs and the trees do prostrate (to Him). وَالسَّمَاء رَفَعَهَا وَوَضَعَ الْمِيزَانَ And the heaven, He raised it high, and He made the balance

6. أَلَّا تَطْغَوْا فِي الْمِيزَانِ That you may not be inordinate in respect of the measure. وَأَقِيمُوا الْوَزْنَ بِالْقِسْطِ وَلَا تُخْسِرُوا الْمِيزَانَ And keep up the balance with equity and do not make the measure deficient.

7. وَالْأَرْضَ وَضَعَهَا لِلْأَنَامِ And the earth, He has set it for living creatures; فِيهَا فَاكِهَةٌ وَالنَّخْلُ ذَات الْأَكْمَام Therein is fruit and palms having sheathed clusters,

8. وَالْحَبُّ ذُو الْعَصْفِ وَالرَّيْحَانُ And the grain with (its) husk and fragrance. فَبِأَيِّ آلَاء رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?

9. خَلَقَ الْإِنسَانَ مِن صَلْصَالٍ كَالْفَخَّارِ He created man from dry clay like earthen vessels, وَخَلَقَ الْجَانَّ مِن مَّارِجٍ مِّن نَّارٍ And He created the jinn of a flame of fire.

10. رَبُّ الْمَشْرِقَيْنِ وَرَبُّ الْمَغْرِبَيْن Lord of the East and Lord of the West. فَبِأَيِّ آلَاء رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?

11. مَرَجَ الْبَحْرَيْنِ يَلْتَقِيَانِ He has made the two seas to flow freely (so that) they meet together: فَبِأَيِّ آلَاء رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?

12. بَيْنَهُمَا بَرْزَخٌ لَّا يَبْغِيَان Between them is a barrier which they cannot pass. فَبِأَيِّ آلَاء رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?

13. يَخْرُجُ مِنْهُمَا اللُّؤْلُؤُ وَالْمَرْجَانُ There come forth from them pearls, both large and small. فَبِأَيِّ آلَاء رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?

14. وَلَهُ الْجَوَارِ الْمُنشَآتُ فِي الْبَحْرِ كَالْأَعْلَامِ And His are the ships reared aloft in the sea like mountains. فَبِأَيِّ آلَاء رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?

15. Everyone on it must pass away. كُلُّ مَنْ عَلَيْهَا فَانٍ وَيَبْقَى وَجْهُ رَبِّكَ ذُو الْجَلَالِ وَالْإِكْرَامِ And there will endure for ever the person of your Lord, the Lord of glory and honor.

16. يَسْأَلُهُ مَن فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ هُوَ فِي شَأْنٍ All those who are in the heavens and the earth ask of Him; every moment He is in a state (of glory) فَبِأَيِّ آلَاء رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?

17. سَنَفْرُغُ لَكُمْ أَيُّهَا الثَّقَلَانِ Soon will We apply Ourselves to you, O you two armies. فَبِأَيِّ آلَاء رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny? فَبِأَيِّ آلَاء رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?

18. يَا مَعْشَرَ الْجِنِّ وَالْإِنسِ إِنِ اسْتَطَعْتُمْ أَن تَنفُذُوا مِنْ أَقْطَارِ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ فَانفُذُوا لَا تَنفُذُونَ إِلَّا بِسُلْطَانٍ O assembly of the jinn and the men! If you are able to pass through the regions of the heavens and the earth, then pass through; you cannot pass through but with authority.

19. فَبِأَيِّ آلَاء رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny? يُرْسَلُ عَلَيْكُمَا شُوَاظٌ مِّن نَّارٍ وَنُحَاسٌ فَلَا تَنتَصِرَانِ The flames of fire and smoke will be sent on you two, then you will not be able to defend yourselves.

20. فَبِأَيِّ آلَاء رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny? فَإِذَا انشَقَّتِ السَّمَاء فَكَانَتْ وَرْدَةً كَالدِّهَانِ And when the heaven is rent asunder, and then becomes red like red hide.

21. فَبِأَيِّ آلَاء رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny? فَيَوْمَئِذٍ لَّا يُسْأَلُ عَن ذَنبِهِ إِنسٌ وَلَا جَانٌّ So on that day neither man nor jinn shall be asked about his sin.

22. فَبِأَيِّ آلَاء رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny? يُعْرَفُ الْمُجْرِمُونَ بِسِيمَاهُمْ فَيُؤْخَذُ بِالنَّوَاصِي وَالْأَقْدَامِ The guilty shall be recognized by their marks, so they shall be seized by the forelocks and the feet.

23. فَبِأَيِّ آلَاء رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny? هَذِهِ جَهَنَّمُ الَّتِي يُكَذِّبُ بِهَا الْمُجْرِمُونَ This is the hell which the guilty called a lie.

24. يَطُوفُونَ بَيْنَهَا وَبَيْنَ حَمِيمٍ آنٍ Round about shall they go between it and hot, boiling water. فَبِأَيِّ آلَاء رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?

25. وَلِمَنْ خَافَ مَقَامَ رَبِّهِ جَنَّتَانِ And for him who fears to stand before his Lord are two gardens. فَبِأَيِّ آلَاء رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?

26. ذَوَاتَا أَفْنَانٍ Having in them various kinds. فَبِأَيِّ آلَاء رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?

27. فِيهِمَا عَيْنَانِ تَجْرِيَانِ In both of them are two fountains flowing. فَبِأَيِّ آلَاء رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?

28. فِيهِمَا مِن كُلِّ فَاكِهَةٍ زَوْجَانِ In both of them are two pairs of every fruit. فَبِأَيِّ آلَاء رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?

29. مُتَّكِئِينَ عَلَى فُرُشٍ بَطَائِنُهَا مِنْ إِسْتَبْرَقٍ وَجَنَى الْجَنَّتَيْنِ دَانٍ Reclining on beds, the inner coverings of which are of silk brocade; and the fruits of the two gardens shall be within reach. فَبِأَيِّ آلَاء رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?

30. فِيهِنَّ قَاصِرَاتُ الطَّرْفِ لَمْ يَطْمِثْهُنَّ إِنسٌ قَبْلَهُمْ وَلَا جَانٌّ In them shall be those who restrained their eyes; before them neither man nor jinn shall have touched them. فَبِأَيِّ آلَاء رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?

31. كَأَنَّهُنَّ الْيَاقُوتُ وَالْمَرْجَانُ As though they were rubies and pearls. فَبِأَيِّ آلَاء رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?

32. هَلْ جَزَاء الْإِحْسَانِ إِلَّا الْإِحْسَانُ Is the reward of goodness aught but goodness? فَبِأَيِّ آلَاء رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?

33. وَمِن دُونِهِمَا جَنَّتَانِ And besides these two are two (other) gardens: فَبِأَيِّ آلَاء رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?

34. مُدْهَامَّتَانِ Both inclining to blackness. فَبِأَيِّ آلَاء رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?

35. فِيهِمَا عَيْنَانِ نَضَّاخَتَانِ In both of them are two springs gushing forth. فَبِأَيِّ آلَاء رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?

36. فِيهِمَا فَاكِهَةٌ وَنَخْلٌ وَرُمَّان In both are fruits and palms and pomegranates. فَبِأَيِّ آلَاء رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?

37. فِيهِنَّ خَيْرَاتٌ حِسَانٌ In them are goodly things, beautiful ones. فَبِأَيِّ آلَاء رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?

38. حُورٌ مَّقْصُورَاتٌ فِي الْخِيَامِ Pure ones confined to the pavilions. فَبِأَيِّ آلَاء رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?

39. لَمْ يَطْمِثْهُنَّ إِنسٌ قَبْلَهُمْ وَلَا جَانٌّ Man has not touched them before them nor jinn. فَبِأَيِّ آلَاء رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?

40. مُتَّكِئِينَ عَلَى رَفْرَفٍ خُضْرٍ وَعَبْقَرِيٍّ حِسَانٍ Reclining on green cushions and beautiful carpets. فَبِأَيِّ آلَاء رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?

41. تَبَارَكَ اسْمُ رَبِّكَ ذِي الْجَلَالِ وَالْإِكْرَامِ Blessed be the name of your Lord, the Lord of Glory and Honor! اَللّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ الِ مُحَمَّدٍ O Allah bless Muhammad and the family of Muhammad.